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English
Etymology
From the Jacquerie uprising of French peasants in 1358, from Jacques (a derogatory nickname for peasants) + -erie.
Pronunciation
Noun
jacquerie (plural jacqueries)
- A violent revolt by peasants.
1911, Saki, “The Stampeding of Lady Bastable”, in The Chronicles of Clovis:A jacquerie, even if carried out with the most respectful of intentions, cannot fail to leave some traces of embarrassment behind it.
1951, Isaac Asimov, chapter 18, in Foundation, Panther Books Ltd publication, published 1974, part V: “The Merchant Princes”, page 185:“Is that what you’re setting your hopes on, man? What do you expect? A housewives’ rebellion? A Jacquerie?[”]
1986, G Krishnan-Kutty, Peasantry in India, page 71:Whenever a jacquerie occurred, the authorities looked "upon it as a revolt of the underdog against his native oppressor."
1996, Orlando Figes, A People's Tragedy, Folio Society, published 2013, page 207:Nearly three thousand manors were destroyed (15 per cent of the total) during the Jacquerie of 1905-6.
Translations
a violent revolt by peasants
French
Etymology
From Jacquerie, from Jacques (a derogatory nickname for peasants, literally “James”) + -erie.
Pronunciation
Noun
jacquerie f (plural jacqueries)
- commoners' revolt, jacquerie
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French jacquerie.
Noun
jacquerie f (uncountable)
- jacquerie
Declension